‘Rust’ Producers Were Warned About Dave Halls’ Safety Issues on Previous Film

Attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference on Wednesday where she announced that the script supervisor on the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust," Mamie Mitchell, is the latest crew member to file a lawsuit against the actor and producers. Baldwin was handed a Colt revolver by assistant director Dave Halls while rehearsing a scene for the indie-western.

several media reports ahead of Allred’s press conference, is the second such complaint after gaffer Serge Svetnoy also sued the production. She’s accusing the production of assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and deliberate infliction of harm, and the suit also names armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, assistant director Dave Halls and others as defendants.

George Clooney has some thoughts about what went down the day of the Rust tragedy.

Alec Baldwin's well-known political leanings are influencing people's opinions about the fatal incident that happened on the "Rust," the actor's brother claims. While on "The Domenick Nati Show," Daniel Baldwin said Alec is not to blame for accidentally shooting and killing Halyna Hutchins as he rehearsed a scene with a gun.

George Clooney spoke out about the deadly accidental shooting on the set of "Rust," blaming "a lot of stupid mistakes" for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.  Alec Baldwin was handed a revolver by "Rust" assistant director Dave Halls that both he and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed reportedly inspected. However, while rehearsing a scene for the movie, Baldwin fired the gun, which discharged a live round that killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.

The key gaffer on Rust is taking legal action over the fatal shooting that claimed the life of Halyna Hutchins — and he’s laying a good amount of the blame on Alec Baldwin.

Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and assistant director Dave Halls have been named in a lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust."  Hutchins was fatally shot, and director Joel Souza was wounded when a gun that was held by Baldwin to rehearse a scene fired, discharging a live round.

As New Mexico police continue their investigation into the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin, on the set of Rust, the first in what is expected to many lawsuits has been filed.

The key gaffer on the set of “Rust” has filed a lawsuit against star and producer Alec Baldwin, as well as armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls, among others, over the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month.

After the tragedy on the set of “Rust”, Alec Baldwin has some ideas about how to improve gun safety on film and TV productions.

Since the Oct. 21 shooting on the set of the film "Rust," several behind-the-scenes names have come to the forefront as the investigation into the incident unfolds.

Rust assistant director Dave Halls has broken his silence on the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Halls handed actor and producer Alec Baldwin the weapon that killed the 42-year-old cinematographer on the film’s set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, shouting “cold gun” to indicate it was safe.Hutchins died in the accidental shooting, while the film’s director Joel Souza was injured.

Assistant director of Rust, David Halls, broke his silence over the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin 's latest film.

As more "Rust" crew members continue to detail their concerns with production, one in particular has spoken out against assistant director Dave Halls. In a lengthy expose about the conditions in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the movie was filming before it halted following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a digital utility technician named Jonas Huerta admitted to feeling "anxious" on set because of Halls' alleged fast-moving pace.

In the aftermath of the shocking accident on the set of the film Rust, in which a prop gun being used by Alec Baldwin fired a very real bullet that struck and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, there has been a lot of finger pointing.

An attorney for Dave Halls, the assistant director of the movie "Rust," starring Alec Baldwin, has spoken out following the on-set tragedy that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. On Oct.

Joel Souza was recently seen with an arm sling outside his home as he continues to recover after an accidental shooting on the movie set of "Rust" that left him injured and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead.  Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene for the movie on Oct. 21 that required him to cross-draw his revolver, which he was led to believe by assistant director Dave Halls was a "cold gun," a term used to describe a gun that is safe to handle.

New details are emerging about the tragic incident that took place on the set of Rust last week.

EXCLUSIVE: Dave Halls, the first assistant director of Rust, is not a DGA member, even though the film was being produced in New Mexico under a DGA contract.